Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-22
THE SESSION OF 1865.
"reminiscences of twenty-five Years Ago
By an Ex-Member.
Jacob StotIer In Emporia Globe.

That inc IHtu NtIC young, Jul NAiA'N
healthy, and the incentive to activity was
great.
Samuel ]. Crawford had entered upon
his first term as governor. James Nc
Grew. still living in Wyandotte, was the
Acknowledgements. Whether THIS ONCE
has a quieting effect upon political ambi-
ton or not we are unable to say, but It's oc-
cupancy seems to have had that effect on
most of the gentlemen who used the senate
eavel. r. A. Barber was secretary OF
State; J. r. Swallow, auditor VIM
Sprirgs, treasurer; j. D. Brumbaugh, at
torney general; Isaac T. Goodnow, state
SUPERINTENDENT, all still living except
Messrs. Swallow and Brumbaugh O'lVer
Barber, G. A. Cotton, G. '. Eskridge,
Frank Dreaming, w. z. Gamble, q. j.
Grover. Dan Horne, James +. Legate, +.
G. Manning, now Of Washington, F. W.
Potter, Col. NJ Quigg and John Speer
were well known State senators, ali ilVing
but Baker and Gamble A Smith Devon
nv, late a democratic candidate Tor state OF
fee. was secretary, and NJ. NJ. Murdoch,
whose name has become synonym Ior
boom, was docket clerk.
James X. Mead came TO represent lar
off Butler county and Conrad kohler, who
down to Topeka from the wilds of Dlckin-
son for the same purpose. Mr., Duroey
represented the then almost unknown
comfy of Washington The Arkansas
valley was known only as region roamed
by the buffalo The rich and populoas
southern tier of counties where the home
of vagabond tribes of Indians. The great
northeast was an uninhabitated wild.
resident of Doniphan county, ana has OBJ
tanned honorable distinction in various lines
of duty: G. w. Clicks history since that
session is so well known as not TO need
mention. Geo. Storch is a resident OF that
| same city of Atchison, president or bank
and has more money than when ne
sat as a member of that house. j. ID,
Wells. of Marshall county still comes oc-
casienally to represent the same constituent
CIV he represented in 1865. X {. Foster,
then bailing from Leavenworth city, is no"
a lawyer at Dennison, Tex. ID. u. Camp
bell remains a farmer in Johnson county.
+. b. Swift, who was one OF the gentle
men from Douglas, is now printer IN the
Office of the junction City Union. war
ner Craig, colleague Of Swift, was IN
California at last accounts. >. ID. Nc
Donald is still resident Of Topeka. W:
Goss seems a fixture in Linn county, and
served in various offices since that session.
n. Il. Strong, chairman OF ways ana
means in 1865, was at Lawrence at last ac-
counts. He then hailed from Fort Scott
Watson Stewart, who represented a por-
ton of Allen county, Is at lndepend,
ence, Kansas So far as we know.
II. Lavender, then Of Garnet. Is
still living out west III. A. Cook Is In
business at Ottawa. Job Ihrockmorton
has been ali these years at Burlington, ana
has held many important positions. j. r.
Mead lives in Wichita and has from the
start of that city NJ. r. Leonard, who
then hailed from Chase county, has Tor
years resided at Arkansas City. ). Spen
Ger. we believe, is still at Council Grove,
and H. D. Shepherd at Burllngame, While
A. W. Callen, widely known as "Old
Grizzly" remains resident of junction
| CITY. The most quiet and modest member
of the house of 1865 was James Nj. Harvey
of Riley, who went to the governors chair
and then to the senate. He now lives in
Virginia. VIM. Martindale has lived on
the same farm in Greenwood county
he did in 1865 Edward Russell,
then from Doniphan, IS now a
resident of Lawrence and has been
| to the house since from Douglas. Joel
Moody, now of Linn county, came up that
winter from WoodsOn, and contested the
seat of J. Foster, ana ousted him on the
ground that Foster was postmaster at Bel
mont when he was elected to the house.
| II. Rice remains as citizen Of Miami
county, Captain d. L. Payne, who in part
represented Doniphan county, Gearge Ii.
Fairchild, NJ. X. Benton and 5. }. ii. Snl-
der. AtchisOn;C S Click Of WyandOtte,
Samuel f. Atwood of Leavenworth; DR.. j.
Fletcher of Topeka, James Hanway of
Franklin F. r. Page and K. Fl. Abraham
of LYON, J. +, Broadhead Of Linn, NJ. k.
Dutton then of Jefferson but long of To
peka are known to be dead. No doubt
| a number of those not accounted for
have passed to the unknown shore, while
some are still living in the state and others
are scattered to the east and to the west.
| Few of the warticipators in its work will
recur to the session of 'G5 with other thar,
pleasant recollections The intercourse of
the members was generally pleasant, and
the proceedings with few exceptions
harmonious. That legislature did what
has never been done since. 1t completed
its work and adjourned after being IN
session forty one days, nine days before
the limit of the constitutional session eX-
pired.
The most important duty that dev0lved
upon the legislature of 1860 was the cleo
ton of a United States senator IL succeed
Hon. James H. Lane iic had Il bard
fight 10 make the SenatorShip at first, and
by 1864 his enemies had gained on him 81
rapidly that the legislaiu of that year WA;
against him by IA considerable maj )riiy.
Il voted. after heated caucu>eS, to 20 int
m election for United States senator
Thomas Carney. who had been electct
governor in 1862. Yves chosen senator. liz
had made an excellent governor, and Nat
urallv the anii-Lane sentiment was turnn!
To him as its leader, and had i
not been for thi, i'll advised cleo
ton he would have stood an eXceilen
chance to be senator the next ' ear. whlct
was the proper time for the election. ho>
people who were then here remember III
storm raised by the election. Political tx
citement swept over the state with the fur.
of one of our old fashioned prairie fires
Meetings were held at oil leading point
and the Lane papers teemed with glariu:
headlines in their haldest and blacass
types. deneuncing the usurpat!on al til
sacred rights Of the people. Il gave LAM
the opportunity OF his lifetime. lie wa
not slow in turning it 10 his AL
: vantage. 4 better thing for the further
snce If his political ambition could no
have happened The legislature OF lse
was the result of this excitement and /
was Lane legislature aud out Of seventy
seven members only sixteen were oppose
: to him. OF the house. a majority OF III
members did not care whether school con
. iinued in session or not. if they could cni